Professor Katrina Sharples

2025

Journal - Research Article

Helsby, N., Sharples, K., Kim, Y. J., Porter, D., Burns, K., Jeong, S. H., … Jackson, C., … Findlay, M. (2025). A thymine-challenge test to prospectively evaluate dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity for risk of severe 5-fluorouracil-induced gastrointestinal toxicity. Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 95, 81. doi: 10.1007/s00280-025-04804-6

Murthy, S., Hagedoorn, N. N., Faigan, S., Rathan, M. D., Sharples, K. J., Marchello, C. S., & Crump, J. A. (2025). Global typhoid fever incidence: An updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25(12), 1347-1362. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00359-7

Bowhay, T. R., Myat, T. O., Oo, W. T., Mone, H. K., Sharples, K. J., Robinson, M. T., … Ussher, J. E., Murdoch, D. R., … Crump, J. A. (2025). Prevalence and risk factors for murine typhus, scrub typhus and spotted fever group rickettsioses among adolescent and adult patients presenting to Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 30(9), 966-977. doi: 10.1111/tmi.70009

Porter-Steele, J. P., Sharples, K. J., Laing, B. B., Benge, S., Balaam, S. M., Vear, N. K., … McCarthy, A. L. (2025). The Younger Women's Wellness after Cancer Program: Results from feasibility testing in Aotearoa New Zealand (the 'Kōwhai study'). Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(7), 546. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09601-8

Wewala, N., Kim, Y., Sharples, K., Benge, S., Cartwright, R., Tan, A., … Barton, S., … Bremer, L., … Isaacs, R. (2025). Proton pump inhibition to prevent delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving adjuvant or neoadjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy: A phase II, randomised double-blind crossover trial (PantoCIN). Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(6), 484. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09528-0

Verrall, A. J., Houghton, L., Apriani, L., Atmaja, H. E., van Laarhoven, A., Ussher, J. E., … Sharples, K., McAllister, S., … Hill, P. C., & Alisjahbana, B. (2025). Micronutrient status and risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Indonesian tuberculosis case contacts. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 119, 346-353. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trae140

Setiabudiawan, T. P., Apriani, L., Verrall, A. J., Utami, F., Schneider, M., Indrati, A. R., … Sharples, K., … Hill, P. C., & van Crevel, R. (2025). Immune correlates of early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis household contacts in Indonesia. Nature Communications, 16, 309. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55501-6

Journal - Research Other

Coppell, K. J., McGrath, N., Lawton, B., Stevenson, K., Rackham, H. M., Sharples, K. J., Sullivan, T., Hall, R. M., & Paterson, H. (2025). Delivering optimal weight gain advice to pregnant women by lead maternity carer midwives in a real-world setting to optimise health outcomes (DOT study): A case study protocol. BMC Public Health, 25, 3804. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24375-8

2024

Journal - Research Article

Bowhay, T. R., Rubach, M. P., Mendes, Â. J. F., Nicholson, W. L., Perniciaro, J. L., Maze, M. J., … Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2024). Risk factors for spotted fever group rickettsioses in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(12), ofae664. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae664

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Aini, I. N., Nurhasanah, H., Ratnaningsih, D. F., … Hill, P. C. (2024). Tuberculin skin test and Interferon-gamma release assay agreement, and associated factors with latent tuberculosis infection, in medical and nursing students in Bandung, Indonesia. PLoS ONE, 19(3), e0299874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299874

O'Reilly, E., Lao, L., Woodhouse, B., Sharples, K., Print, C., & Lawrence, B. (2024). Palliative radiotherapy is effective for both well- and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 68, 94-102. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13597

2023

Journal - Research Article

Kibirige, D., Andia-Biraro, I., Kyazze, A. P., Olum, R., Bongomin, F., Nakavuma, R. M., … Hill, P. C., … Sharples, K., & Critchley, J. (2023). Burden and associated phenotypic characteristics of tuberculosis infection in adult Africans with diabetes: A systematic review. Scientific Reports, 13, 19894. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47285-4

Shannon, II, F. Q., Bawo, L. L., Crump, J. A., Sharples, K., Egan, R., & Hill, P. C. (2023). Evaluation of Ebola virus disease surveillance system capability to promptly detect a new outbreak in Liberia. BMJ Global Health, 8, e012369. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012369

Dasyam, N., Sharples, K. J., Barrow, C., Huang, Y., Bauer, E., Mester, B., … Hermans, I. F. (2023). A randomised controlled trial of long NY-ESO-1 peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells with or without alpha-galactosylceramide in high-risk melanoma. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 72, 2267-2282. doi: 10.1007/s00262-023-03400-y

Al-Darraji, H., Hill, P., Sharples, K., Altice, F. L., & Kamarulzaman, A. (2023). Intensified pulmonary tuberculosis case finding among HIV-infected new entrants of a prison in Malaysia: Implications for a holistic approach to control tuberculosis in prisons. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 19(4), 501-511. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-01-2022-0001

Journal - Research Other

Crump, J. A., Vakaoti, P., Moore-Jones, M., Tan, L., Ergler, C. R., Fenton, E., Anderson, E. M. R., Bremer, P. J., Sharples, K. J., Walls, T., … Hadingham, J., Hill, P. C., & Knowles, S. (2023). Health nationalism in Aotearoa New Zealand during COVID-19: Problems for global health equity. Nature Medicine, 29, 1887-1889. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02436-y

Stamp, L. K., Harwood, M., Dalziel, S., Love, T., Moore, D., Woock, K., Sharples, K., & Bloomfield, F. (2023). Towards a national equitable and sustainable clinical research infrastructure for Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1578), 100-112. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kyazze, A. P., Ssekamatte, P., Nakavuma, R., Emoru, R., Laizer, S. N., Mrema, L., … Sharples, K., … Hill, P., … Andia-Biraro, I. (2023). Latent tuberculosis infection among people with diabetes mellitus in Uganda and Tanzania. BMJ Global Health, 8(Suppl. 10), (pp. A13-A14). doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-EDC.31

Porter-Steele, J., Sharples, K., Chan, D., Benge, S., Laing, B., Balaam, S., … McCarthy, A. (2023). Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial of an intervention to enhance recovery from breast cancer treatment. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19(S3), (pp. 271-272). doi: 10.1111/ajco.14026

Wewala, N., Sharples, K., Kim, Y., Benge, S., Cartwright, R., Clement, L., … Isaacs, R. (2023). PantoCIN: Pantoprazole’s effectiveness as prophylaxis against delayed Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) in patients receiving adjuvant or neoadjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy. Cancer Research, 83(Suppl. 5), PD8-01. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS22-PD8-01

2022

Journal - Research Article

Kibirige, D., Chamba, N., Andia-Biraro, I., Kilonzo, K., Laizer, S. N., Sekitoleko, I., … Sharples, K., Hill, P., … on behalf of the PROTID Consortium. (2022). Indicators of optimal diabetes care and burden of diabetes complications in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 12(11), e060786. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060786

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Nurul Aini, I., Nurhasanah, H., Ruslami, R., … Hill, P. C., & Alisjahbana, B. (2022). Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in healthcare workers in a tertiary referral hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. Journal of Infection Prevention, 23(4), 155-166. doi: 10.1177/17571774211046887

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Nurhasanah, H., Nurul Aini, I., Susilawati, N., … Hill, P. C. (2022). Tuberculosis infection control measures and knowledge in primary health centres in Bandung, Indonesia. Journal of Infection Prevention, 23(2), 49-58. doi: 10.1177/17571774211046880

Journal - Research Other

Olomi, W., Andia Biraro, I., Kilonzo, K., te Brake, L., Kibirige, D., Chamba, N., … Sharples, K., Hill, P. C., … on behalf of the PROTID Consortium. (2022). Tuberculosis preventive therapy for people with diabetes mellitus. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74(8), 1506-1507. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab755

Ntinginya, N. E., te Brake, L., Sabi, I., Chamba, N., Kilonzo, K., Laizer, S., … Sharples, K., Hill, P. C., … on behalf of the PROTID Consortium. (2022). Rifapentine and isoniazid for prevention of tuberculosis in people with diabetes (PROTID): Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23, 480. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06296-8

Sharples, K., Vear, N. K., Porter-Steele, J., Anderson, D. J., Moeke-Maxwell, T. H., Laing, B. B., … McCarthy, A. L. (2022). Protocol of trans-Tasman feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Younger Women's Wellness After Breast Cancer (YWWACP) lifestyle intervention. Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 8(1), 165. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01114-z

Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2022). Dual versus single long-acting bronchodilator use could raise acute coronary syndrome risk by over 50% [Authors reply]. Journal of Internal Medicine, 291, 707-708. doi: 10.1111/joim.13439

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2022). Exposure to SSRI and SNRI antidepressants during late pregnancy and the risk of small for gestational age infants. Proceedings of the 7th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 11-12). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Commissioned Report for External Body

Enhancing Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Trials Project Team, including, Sharples, K., Stamp, L., Darlow, B., Baxter, D., Nixon, G., & Stokes, T. (2022). Enhancing Aotearoa New Zealand clinical trials. Commissioned by Ministry of Health and Health Research Council of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland. 40p. Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/liggins/our-research/reports-and-guidelines.html

2021

Journal - Research Article

Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2021). Dual versus single long-acting bronchodilator use could raise acute coronary syndrome risk by over 50%: A population-based nested case-control study. Journal of Internal Medicine, 290, 1028-1038. doi: 10.1111/joim.13348

Schofield, M. R., Maze, M. J., Crump, J. A., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R., & Sharples, K. J. (2021). On the robustness of latent class models for diagnostic testing with no gold standard. Statistics in Medicine, 40, 4751-4763. doi: 10.1002/sim.8999

Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2021). Antidepressant dispensing before, during, and after pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2014. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61, 837-845. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13352

Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Zeng, J., & Parkin, L. (2021). Patterns of metformin monotherapy discontinuation and reinitiation in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 16(4), e0250289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250289

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Aini, I. N., Nurhasanah, H., Ratnaningsih, D. F., … Hill, P. C. (2021). High risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among medical and nursing students in Indonesia: A 1-year prospective study. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 116, 10-18. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab038

Parkin, L., Williams, S., Barson, D., Sharples, K., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., & Dummer, J. (2021). Is the use of two versus one long-acting bronchodilator by patients with COPD associated with a higher risk of acute coronary syndrome in real-world clinical practice? BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1), e000840. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000840

Journal - Research Other

Schofield, M. R., Maze, M. J., Crump, J. A., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., & Sharples, K. J. (2021). Rejoinder to "On the robustness of latent class models for diagnostic testing with no gold standard". Statistics in Medicine, 40, 4770-4771. doi: 10.1002/sim.9157

Hadisoemarto, P. F., Weim Lestari, B., Sharples, K., Afifah, N., Chaidir, L., Huang, C.-C., McAllister, S., … Hill, P. C. (2021). A public health intervention package for increasing tuberculosis notifications from private practitioners in Bandung, Indonesia (INSTEP2): A cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol. F1000Research, 10, 327. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.52089.1

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2021). SSRI and SNRI antidepressants in late pregnancy and risk of postpartum haemorrhage. Proceedings of the 6th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 16). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2021). Long-acting bronchodilators and risk of acute coronary syndrome in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proceedings of the 6th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 14-15). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., & Dummer, J. (2021). Long-acting bronchodilators and risk of acute coronary syndrome. International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(Suppl. 1), (pp. i184-i185). doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.522

Dasyam, N., Sharples, K., Barrow, C., Bauer, E., Mester, B., McCusker, M., … Hermans, I. (2021). A randomised trial of dentric cell vaccination with NY-ESO-1 and alpha- galactosylceramide in patients with metastatic melanoma (ACTRN12612001101875). Cytotherapy, 23(5, Suppl.), (pp. 508). doi: 10.1016/S1465324921004254

2020

Journal - Research Article

Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Patterns of prescription medicine dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. PLoS ONE, 15(6), e0234153. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234153

Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Biggs, H. M., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Galloway, R. L., … Crump, J. A. (2020). Estimating acute human leptospirosis incidence in northern Tanzania using sentinel site and community behavioural surveillance. Zoonoses & Public Health, 67, 496-505. doi: 10.1111/zph.12712

Morrison, A. L., Lewthwaite, H., Houghton, L. A., Nasak, D. S. J., Sharples, K. J., Brown, P., Crump, J. A., & Jack, S. J. (2020). Child undernutrition in households with microbiologically safer drinking water and ‘improved water’ in Tanna, Vanuatu. Journal of Water & Health, 18(3), 416-429. doi: 10.2166/wh.2020.262

Thorn, L. M., Ussher, J. E., Broadbent, R. S., Manning, J. M., Sharples, K. J., & Crump, J. A. (2020). Risk factors for Staphylococcus capitis pulsotype NRCS-A colonisation among premature neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary-care hospital: A retrospective case-control study. Infection Prevention in Practice, 2, 100057. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100057

Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: Dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76, 887-896. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02868-2

Helsby, N. A., Duley, J., Burns, K. E., Bonnet, C., Jeong, S. H., Brenman, E., … Sharples, K., … Findlay, M. (2020). A case-control study to assess the ability of the thymine challenge test to predict patients with severe to life threatening fluoropyrimidine-induced gastrointestinal toxicity. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86, 155-164. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14153

Parkin, L., Quon, J., Sharples, K., Barson, D., & Dummer, J. (2020). Underuse of beta-blockers by patients with COPD and co-morbid acute coronary syndrome: A nationwide follow-up study in New Zealand. Respirology, 25, 173-182. doi: 10.1111/resp.13662

Verrall, A. J., Alisjahbana, B., Apriani, L., Novianty, N., Nurani, A. C., van Laarhoven, A., Ussher, J. E., … Sharples, K., … Hill, P. C. (2020). Early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The INFECT case contact cohort study in Indonesia. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221, 1351-1360. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz168

Verrall, A. J., Schneider, M., Alisjahbana, B., Apriani, L., van Laarhoven, A., Koeken, V. A. C. M., … Hannaway, R. F., … Sharples, K., Hill, P. C., Ussher, J. E., & van Crevel, R. (2020). Early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with increased innate immune responses. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221, 1342-1350. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz147

Journal - Research Other

van Crevel, R., Andia-Biraro, I., Ntinginya, N. E., Chamba, N., Critchley, J., te Brake, L., … Sharples, K., & Hill, P. C. (2020). Response to IJTLD article, "Having diabetes and being underweight in Asia: A potent risk factor for tuberculosis". International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, 24(6), 632-633. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0033

Verrall, A. J., Chaidir, L., Ruesen, C., Apriani, L., Koesoemadinata, R. C., van Ingen, J., Sharples, K., … Hill, P. C., on behalf of the INFECT study group. (2020). Lower Bacillus Calmette-Guérin protection protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection after exposure to Beijing strains. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 201(9), 1152-1155. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2349LE

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Carr, S. D., Oo, W. T., Mar Oo, K., Marchello, C. S., Sharples, K. J., San, M. M., & Crump, J. A. (2020). A point prevalence survey on antimicrobial consumption and resistance at Yangon Children's Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 13th Annual Conference: Shared Humanity and Global Health. (pp. 28-29). Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/oghiconf2020

Sharples, K. J. (2020). Systematic reviews of prevalence studies: Is meta-analysis appropriate? Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 13th Annual Conference: Shared Humanity and Global Health. (pp. 15). Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/oghiconf2020

Other Research Output

Sharples, K. (2020, September). Evaluating treatment effectiveness: How much evidence do we need?. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Horsburgh, S., Barson, D., Zeng, J., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2019). Adherence to metformin monotherapy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 158, 107902. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107902

Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Rubach, M. P., & Crump, J. A. (2019). Diagnostic accuracy of leptospirosis whole-cell lateral flow assays: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 25, 437-444. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.014

Journal - Research Other

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Alisjahbana, B., Ruslami, R., Hill, P. C., & Menzies, D. (2019). Latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers in low and middle-income countries: An updated systematic review. European Respiratory Journal, 53, 1801789. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01789-2018

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2019). Dispensing of medicines with potential for fetal harm during pregnancy in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 5th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Horsburgh, S., Parkin, L., Barson, D., Sharples, K., Zeng, J., Te Morenga, L., & Sopoaga, F. (2019). Metformin adherence and persistence in people with type 2 diabetes: Latest findings from the national study. Proceedings of the 5th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Parkin, L., Quon, J., Sharples, K., Barson, D., & Dummer, J. (2019). Prevention of acute coronary events: Are people with COPD missing out? Proceedings of the Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) Annual Scientific Meeting: Epidemiology in the Real World. (pp. 87). Retrieved from http://www.aea2019.com

Verrall, A. J., Chaidir, L., Ruesen, C., Apriani, L., Ussher, J. E., van Laarhoven, A., … Sharples, K., … Hill, P. C. (2019). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype infection and its interaction with BCG vaccine protection: A case contact cohort study. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 12th Annual Conference: Global Health in the Era of Climate Change. (pp. 1). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health

2018

Journal - Research Article

Donald, S., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2018). Generation of a pregnancy cohort for medicine utilisation and medicine safety studies in New Zealand. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 27, 1335-1343. doi: 10.1002/pds.4671

Sharples, K., Firth, M., Hinder, V., Hill, A., Jeffery, M., Sarfati, D., … Atmore, C., … Derrett, S., … Keating, J., … Jackson, C., & Findlay, M. (2018). The New Zealand PIPER Project: Colorectal cancer survival according to rurality, ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation: Results from a retrospective cohort study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 1476(131), 24-39. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Galloway, R. L., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(6), e0006372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006372

Quon, J., Parkin, L., Sharples, K., & Barson, D. (2018). Co-prescribing of contraindicated and use-with-caution drugs in a national cohort of new users of simvastatin: How well are prescribing guidelines followed? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1474), 35-44. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Robinson, C., Cutfield, N., Mottershead, J., Sharples, K., Richards, R., Kingan, J., … Zhang, Z. (2018). Media reporting of health interventions in New Zealand: A retrospective analysis. Internal Medicine Journal, 48(8), 924-930. doi: 10.1111/imj.13936

Paul, C., Sharples, K. J., Baranyai, J., Jones, R. W., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2018). Outcomes for women without conventional treatment for stage 1A (microinvasive) carcinoma of the cervix. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58(3), 321-329. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12753

Cash-Goldwasser, S., Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Stoddard, R. A., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Risk factors for human brucellosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 98(2), 598-606. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0125

Parkin, L., Barson, D., Zeng, J., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Dummer, J. (2018). Patterns of use of long-acting brochodilators in patients with COPD: A nationwide follow-up study of new users in New Zealand. Respirology, 23(6), 583-592. doi: 10.1111/resp.13235

Gasser, O., Sharples, K. J., Barrow, C., Williams, G. M., Bauer, E., Wood, C. E., … Hayman, C. M., … Weinkove, R., … Hermans, I. F. (2018). A phase I vaccination study with dendritic cells loaded with NY-ESO-1 and α-galactosylceramide: Induction of polyfunctional T cells in high-risk melanoma patients. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 67(2), 285-298. doi: 10.1007/s00262-017-2085-9

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Quon, J., Parkin, L., Sharples, K., Barson, D., & Dummer, J. (2018). Under-use of beta-blockers by New Zealand patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and co-morbid acute coronary syndrome. Proceedings of the 4th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 21-22). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Horsburgh, S., Parkin, L., Barson, D., Sharples, K., Zeng, J., Te Morenga, L., & Sopoaga, F. (2018). Improving metformin adherence and persistence in people with type 2 diabetes: An update. Proceedings of the 4th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 17-18). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Al-Darraji, H., Kamarulzaman, A., Sharples, K., & Hill, P. (2018). Tuberculosis knowledge among prisoners and correctional officers in a prison with high tuberculosis burden in Malaysia. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 11th Annual Conference. (pp. 19-20). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Nurul Aini, I., Nurhasanah, H., Alisjahbana, B., … Hill, P. C. (2018). Prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test and associated risk factors in health care workers at a general hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 11th Annual Conference. (pp. 19). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference

Donald, S., Barson, D., Sharples, K., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2018). Prescription medicine use during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. Proceedings of the 4th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 9-10). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Rubach, M. P., & Crump, J. A. (2018). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of leptospirosis lateral flow IGM point-of-care tests. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 99(4, Suppl.), (pp. 156). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2018

Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Biggs, H. M., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Galloway, R. L., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Using behavioral and sentinel site surveillance to estimate acute leptospirosis period prevalence in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 99(4, Suppl.), (pp. 408). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2018

Donald, S., Barson, D., Parkin, L., Horsburgh, S., & Sharples, K. (2018). Generation of a New Zealand pregnancy cohort for medicine utilisation and safety studies. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 27(Suppl. 2), (pp. 244-245). doi: 10.1002/pds.4629

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Donald, S., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2018, November). Generation of a New Zealand pregnancy cohort for medicine utilisation and safety studies. Poster session presented at the Women’s Wellbeing Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Helsby, N., Burns, K., Bonnet, C., Jeong, S. H., Sharples, K., Duley, J., … Findlay, M. (2018, August). Prediction of patients with severe to life threatening fluoropyrimidine-induced gastrointestinal toxicity using the thymine challenge test. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists New Zealand Section (ASCEPT-NZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Parkin, L., Sharples, K. J., Barson, D. J., & Blank, M.-L. (2017). Simvastatin dose and acute kidney injury without concurrent serious muscle injury: A nationwide nested case-control study. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0182066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182066

van Roode, T., Sharples, K., Dickson, N., & Paul, C. (2017). Life-course relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and timing of first birth in a birth cohort. PLoS ONE, 12(1), e0170170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170170

McKergow, E., Parkin, L., Barson, D. J., Sharples, K. J., & Wheeler, B. J. (2017). Demographic and regional disparities in insulin pump utilization in a setting of universal funding: A New Zealand nationwide study. Acta Diabetologica, 54(1), 63-71. doi: 10.1007/s00592-016-0912-7

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Sakasaka, P., Swai, R., Afwamba, I., Galloway, R. L., … Schofield, M., Sharples, K., & Crump, J. A. (2017). Evaluation of performance of three commercially available leptospirosis IgM point-of-care tests to diagnose acute leptospirosis among patients with fever in northern Tanzania. Proceedings of the 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting. (pp. 209-210). Retrieved from http://www.ils2017.org.nz/home.html/

Apriani, L., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., Alisjahbana, B., Ruslami, R., Menzies, D., & Hill, P. (2017). Interferon gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test positivity rate in new nursing and medical students in Bandung, Indonesia. Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 10th Annual Conference. (pp. 14). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference

Cash-Goldwasser, S., Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Stoddard, R. A., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2017). Risk factors for acute human Brucellosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 95(5, Suppl.), (pp. 168-169). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2016

Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Biggs, H. M., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2017). Risk factors for acute Leptospirosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 95(5, Suppl.), (pp. 201). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2016

Quon, J., Sharples, K. J., & Parkin, L. (2017). Co-prescribing of contraindicated or use-with-caution drugs in a national cohort of new users of simvastatin: Are guidelines being followed? New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1461), (pp. 92). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sharples, K. (2017, November). Co-prescribing of contraindicated and use-with-caution drugs in a national cohort of new users of simvastatin: How well are prescribing guidelines followed? Verbal presentation at the 3rd Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

McKergow, E., Parkin, L., Barson, D. J., Sharples, K. J., & Wheeler, B. J. (2017, May). Demographic and regional disparaties in insulin pump utilisation in a setting of universal funding: A New Zealand nationwide study. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Firth, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Hinder, V. A., Macapagal, J., Sarfati, D., Derrett, S. L., … Atmore, C., Keating, J. P., Jeffery, M., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., & Findlay, M. P. N. (2016). Methods of a national colorectal cancer cohort study: The PIPER Project. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1440), 25-36. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Burns, K. E., Lo, W.-Y., Findlay, M. P., Sharples, K., Laking, G., & Helsby, N. A. (2016). High CYP2C19 phenotypic variability in gastrointestinal cancer patients. Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 77, 195-204. doi: 10.1007/s00280-015-2923-4

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Biggs, H. M., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., Shadomy, S. V., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2016). Risk factors for acute leptospirosis in Northern Tanzania: A prospective cohort study. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 9th Annual Conference. (pp. 20). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/

Verrall, A., Apriani, L., Sharples, K., Ussher, J., Indrati, A., Nurani, A., … Hill, P. (2016). Early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 9th Annual Conference. (pp. 20). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sharples, K. (2016, October). The PIPER Project: Colorectal cancer survival in New Zealand by rurality, ethnicity and deprivation. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society for Oncology Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2016, October). PIPER Study: Latest update. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Trials New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Lawrence, N., Hinder, V., Murray, M., Macapagal, J., Thompson, P., Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2015). Transient elevation in serum carcinoembryonic antigen while on adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer: Is this of prognostic importance? Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12402

Perez, D., Sharples, K. J., Broom, R., Jeffery, M., Proctor, J., Hinder, V., … Simpson, A., … Findlay, M. (2015). A randomised phase IIb trial to assess the efficacy of ReCharge ice cream in preventing chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(11), 3307-3315. doi: 10.1007/s00520-015-2755-0

Prasad, N., Sharples, K. J., Murdoch, D. R., & Crump, J. A. (2015). Community prevalence of fever and relationship with malaria among infants and children in low-resource areas. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 93(1), 178-180. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0646

Broom, R. J., Hinder, V., Sharples, K., Proctor, J., Duffey, S., Pollard, S., … Findlay, M. P. N. (2015). Everolimus and zoledronic acid in patients with renal cell carcinoma with bone metastases: A randomized first-line phase II trial. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 13(1), 50-58. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2014.07.002

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Morrison, A. L., Jack, S. J., Crump, J. A., & Sharples, K. J. (2015). An evaluation of a World Vision Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH) Project on Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. (pp. 10). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth

Jackson, C. G. C. A., Sharples, K. J., Murray, M. J., Hinder, V. A., Bramley, D. M., Brown, C., Derrett, S., … Keating, J. P., … Reid, P., Sarfati, D., Secker, A., & Findlay, M. P. N. (2015). Patient presentation, quality of care, and overall survival in colorectal cancer: Results from the New Zealand PIPER Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 33(15, Suppl.), e17637. Retrieved from http://jco.ascopubs.org/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Verrall, A., van Crevel, R., Hill, P., van Laarhoven, A., Apriani, L., Ariantana, A., Sharples, K., & Alisjahbana, B. (2015, January). Association of ex-vivo cytokine response with early clearance of M. tuberculosis. Poster session presented at the Keystone Symposia Conference: Host Response in Tuberculosis, Santa Fe, USA.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Skegg, D., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Edwards, R., & Tatley, M. (2015, November). What do the next 5(0) years hold? Panel discussion at the Inaugural Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Verrall, A., van Laarhoven, A., Apriani, L., Ariantana, A., Lachmandas, E., Sharples, K., … Hill, P. (2015, August-September). Innate factors in early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Validating a novel phenotype. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Jackson, C. G. C. A., Sharples, K., Thompson, P. I., O'Donnell, A., Robinson, B. A., Perez, D. J., … Findlay, M. P. (2014). Dose-intense capecitabine, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab as first line treatment for metastatic, unresectable colorectal cancer: A multi-centre phase II study. BMC Cancer, 14, 737. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-737

Moore, A. E., Muirhead, J. C., Sharples, K., & Stringer, M. D. (2014). The effect of upper limb position on ultrasonographic arterial flow to the ulnar nerve. Anaesthesia, 69(4), 356-361. doi: 10.1111/anae.12543

2013

Journal - Research Article

Konings, A. F., Martin, L. W., Sharples, K. J., Roddam, L. F., Latham, R., Reid, D. W., & Lamont, I. L. (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses multiple pathways to acquire iron during chronic infection in cystic fibrosis lungs. Infection & Immunity, 81(8), 2697-2704. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00418-13

Harvey, V. J., Sharples, K. J., Isaacs, R. J., Jameson, M. B., Jeffery, G. M., McLaren, B. R., … Simpson, A. B., … Findlay, M. P. (2013). A randomized phase II study comparing capecitabine alone with capecitabine and oral cyclophosphamide in patients with advanced breast cancer-cyclox II. Annals of Oncology, 24(7), 1828-1834. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt065

Saha, D., Akinsola, A., Sharples, K., Adeyemi, M. O., Antonio, M., Imran, S., … Hill, P. C. (2013). Health Care Utilization and Attitudes Survey: Understanding diarrheal disease in rural Gambia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 89(Suppl. 1), 13-20. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0751

Stringer, M. D., Fraser, S., Gordon, K. C., Sharples, K., & Windsor, J. A. (2013). Gallstones in New Zealand: Composition, risk factors and ethnic differences. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(7-8), 575-580. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06234.x

Journal - Research Other

Jackson, C., McCall, J., Robinson, B., Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2013). Cancer trials in New Zealand: Patients are not the problem. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1381). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sharples, K. (2013). Data monitoring committees a New Zealand experience. Proceedings of the Joint New Zealand Statistical Association (NZSA) and Operations Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ) Conference: Analytics for a Changing World: From Data to Decisions. (pp. 84). Retrieved from https://secure.orsnz.org.nz/conf47/index.php

Sharples, K. (2013). Designs for evaluating the utility of biomarker-based tests for guiding therapeutic decisions. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Oncology (NZSO) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nzsoncology.org.nz/conference_2013

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sharples, K. (2013, July). Data monitoring committees: Principles and processes. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Trials New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

O'Sullivan, P., Sharples, K., Dalphin, M., Davidson, P., Gilling, P., Cambridge, L., … Luxmanan, C., … Yoon, H.-S., … Guilford, P. J. (2012). A multigene urine test for the detection and stratification of bladder cancer in patients presenting with hematuria. Journal of Urology, 188(3), 741-747. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.05.003

van Roode, T., Dickson, N., Sharples, K., & Paul, C. (2012). Patterns of sexual partnering and reproductive history: Associations with timing of first birth in a birth cohort. Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health, 44(1), 48-56. doi: 10.1363/4404812

Saxton, P. J. W., Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S. M., Hughes, A. J., & Sharples, K. (2012). HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in New Zealand 1985-2009: 25 years of public health monitoring. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 23(4), 274-279. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011213

Cameron, C. M., Coppell, K. J., Fletcher, D. J., & Sharples, K. J. (2012). Capture-recapture using multiple data sources: Estimating the prevalence of diabetes. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(3), 223-228. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00868.x

Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S., Sharples, K., & Paul, C. (2012). Late presentation of HIV infection among adults in New Zealand: 2005-2010. HIV Medicine, 13(3), 182-189. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00959.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Saha, D., Adeyemi, M., Sharples, K., Crump, J., Antonio, M., MacKenzie, G., & Hill, P. (2012). Water, sanitation, and hygiene and diarrhoeal disease among infants and young children in The Gambia. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/programme.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sharples, K. (2012, July). Designs for evaluating the utility of biomarker-based tests for guiding therapy decisions. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Trials New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Article

Al-Mahrouqi, H., Parkin, L., & Sharples, K. (2011). Incidence of stomach cancer in Oman and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Oman Medical Journal, 26(4), 258-262. doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.62

Saxton, P. J. W., Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S. M., Sharples, K., & Hughes, A. J. (2011). Increase in HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men in New Zealand from a stable low period. Sexual Health, 8(3), 311-318. doi: 10.1071/SH10087

Martin, L. W., Reid, D. W., Sharples, K. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2011). Pseudomonas siderophores in the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis. Biometals, 24(6), 1059-1067. doi: 10.1007/s10534-011-9464-z

Parkin, L., Sharples, K., Hernandez, R. K., & Jick, S. S. (2011). Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: Nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database. BMJ, 342, d2139. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2139

Murray, M., Brown, J., Hinder, V., Merrie, A., Hill, A., Hulme-Moir, M., Sharples, K., & Findlay, M. (2011). The colorectal cancer patients' journey: The Auckland region. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1331). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Jick, S., Parkin, L., Hernandez, R., & Sharples, K. (2011). The pill and thrombosis: Authors' reply [Letter]. BMJ, 342, d3347. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3347

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Ahmadi, O., Alfadhel, M., Allawati, H., Christie, J., McKenzie, B., Missen, S., … Vaatstra, W., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Derrett, S., Sharples, K., & Jackson, C. (2011, March). Staging and follow-up of Stage II and III colorectal cancer patients: Clinical audit at Dunedin Hospital. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons (NZAGS) Annual Scientific Meeting, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Ahmadi, O., Song, A., Allawati, H., Alfadhel, M., Christie, J., McKenzie, B., Missen, S., Vaatstra, W., Sharples, K., Derrett, S., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Jackson, C. (2011, March). Clinical audit of follow-up of patients with colorectal cancer after curative resection at Dunedin Hospital: Provisional results. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons (NZAGS) Conference: GI Surgery, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sharples, K. (2011, March). The invasive potential of CIN3. Invited presentation at the Symposium in Honour of Professor Sir David Skegg: Epidemiology and Sexual and Reproductive Health, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2010

Journal - Research Article

McCredie, M. R. E., Paul, C., Sharples, K. J., Baranyai, J., Medley, G., Skegg, D. C. G., & Jones, R. W. (2010). Consequences in women of participating in a study of the natural history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 50(4), 363-370. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01170.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Alfadhel, M., McKenzie, B., Ahmadi, O., Allawati, H., Christie, J., Missen, S., Song, A., … Sharples, K., Derrett, S., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Jackson, C. (2010). Clinical audit of follow-up of patients with colorectal cancer following curative resection at Dunedin Hospital: Provisional results. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1327). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1327/4492/content.pdf

O'Sullivan, P., Davidson, P., Gilling, P., Sharples, K., Guilford, P., & CxBladder Detection Study Group. (2010). A prospective study of a novel urine diagnostic test (CxBladder) for the detection of urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma. BJU International. 105(Suppl. 1), (pp. 6). doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09122.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Saxton, P. J. W., Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S. M., Hughes, A. J., & Sharples, K. (2010, October). Trends in HIV prevalence among homosexual men in New Zealand 1985-2009. Poster session presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM), Sydney, Australia.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Saxton, P., Dickson, N. P., McAllister, S. M., Sharples, K., & Hughes, A. J. (2010, September). Characteristics of homosexual men diagnosed with HIV 1996-2008: How can this inform prevention? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Sexual Health Society Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2009

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Saxton, P., Dickson, N., Sharples, K., & Hughes, T. (2009, June-July). The straw that broke the camel's back? HIV epidemiological and behavioural surveillance among MSM in New Zealand: The question of epidemic tipping points. Poster session presented at the 18th International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR) in conjunction with British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (BASHH): Scanning the Horizon, London, UK.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Saxton, P., Dickson, N., Sharples, K., & Hughes, A. (2009, October). How often do gay and bisexual men in New Zealand use condoms for anal sex with casual partners, and has this changed over time? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Sexual Health Society 31st Annual Conference, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

Saxton, P., Dickson, N., Sharples, K., & Hughes, A. (2009, October). HIV testing among gay and bisexual men in New Zealand: Disparities and trends. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Sexual Health Society 31st Annual Conference, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

2008

Journal - Research Article

Stewart, R. A. H., North, F. M., Sharples, K. J., Simes, R. J., Tonkin, A. M., White, H. D., for the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Investigators. (2008). Differences in cardiovascular mortality between Australia and New Zealand according to socioeconomic status: findings from the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatiin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1269). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal

McAllister, S. M., Dickson, N. P., Sharples, K., Reid, M. R., Morgan, J. M., MacDonald, E. J., Coughlan, E., … Paul, C. (2008). Unlinked anonymous HIV prevalence among New Zealand sexual health clinic attenders: 2005-2006. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 19(11), 752-757.

Furneaux, C. C., Marshall, E. S., Yeoh, K., Monteith, S. J., Mews, P. J., Sansur, C. A., … Sharples, K. J., & Baguley, B. C. (2008). Cell cycle times of short-term cultures of brain cancers as predictors of survival. British Journal of Cancer, 99(10), 1678-1683.

McCredie, M. R. E., Sharples, K. J., Paul, C., Baranyai, J., Medley, G., Jones, R. W., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2008). Natural history of cervical neoplasia and risk of invasive cancer in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3: A retrospective cohort study. Lancet Oncology, 9(5), 425-434. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70103-7

Fleming, T. R., Sharples, K., McCall, J., Moore, A., Rodgers, A., & Stewart, R. (2008). Maintaining confidentiality of interim data to enhance trial integrity and credibility. Clinical Trials, 5, 157-167. doi: 10.1177/1740774508089459

Helsby, N. A., Lo, W.-Y., Sharples, K., Riley, G., Murray, M., Spells, K., … Findlay, M. (2008). CYP2C19 pharmacogenetics in advanced cancer: Compromised function independent of genotype. British Journal of Cancer, 99(8), 1251-1255.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Fleming, T. R., Sharples, K., McCall, J., Moore, A., Rodgers, A., & Stewart, R. (2008). [Response to the letter from Korn et al]. Clinical Trials, 5(4), 365-366.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cameron, C. M., Barker, R. J., Coppell, K., & Sharples, K. (2008). Open population capture-recapture models and diabetes in Otago, New Zealand. Proceedings of the XXIVth International Biometric Conference (IBC). Retrieved from http://ibc2008abstracts.tibs.org/authors_C.html

Saxton, P., Hughes, A., Dickson, N., & Sharples, K. (2008). Boyfriends, fuckbuddies and casual sex: The structure of sexual partnering among gay and bisexual men in NZ. Proceedings of the New Zealand Sexual Health Society Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.nzshs.org/dunedin_conference.html

Findlay, M. P., Sharples, K. J., Thompson, P. I., Perez, D. J., Adams, J., Isaacs, R., Robinson, B., … O'Donnell, A. E. (2008). A phase II study of Capecitabine (C), Oxaliplatin (O) and Bevacizumab (B) using a 2-weekly schedule in previously untreated patients (PTS) with advanced, unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC): Cancer Trials New Zealand Study 05-6. Annals of Oncology, 19(Suppl. 8), (pp. viii129-viii130). doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdn507

2007

Journal - Research Article

Findlay, M., Sharples, K., Riley, G., Simpson, A., Ackland, S., Hall, K., … McKeage, M. J. (2007). Capecitabine and oral cyclophosphamide: A novel oral treatment combination for advanced cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 3, 99-105. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2007.00095.x

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Hughes, A., Saxton, P., Dickson, N., & Sharples, K. (2007, July). Getting in early: Condom use at first anal sex between males is associated with better current health outcomes. Verbal presentation at the 8th International AIDS Impact Conference (8 ème Conférence Internationale sur les aspects psychologiques et sociaux de l'infection à VIH), Marseille, France.

Saxton, P., Dickson, N., Sharples, K., & Hughes, A. (2007, July). Holes in the canvas: What can we learn from extending regular behavioural surveillance online? Verbal presentation at the 8th International AIDS Impact Conference (8 ème Conférence Internationale sur les aspects psychologiques et sociaux de l'infection à VIH), Marseille, France.

2006

Journal - Research Article

McCredie, M. R. E., Medley, G., Sharples, K. J., Jones, R. W., Baranyai, J., Paul, C., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2006). Review of cytologic slides from the National Women's Hospital, New Zealand, cohort of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 diagnosed in 1955-1976. Acta Cytologica, 50(6), 632-636.

2005

Journal - Research Article

Kittelson, J. M., Sharples, K., & Emerson, S. S. (2005). Group sequential clinical trials for longitudinal data with analyses using summary statistics. Statistics in Medicine, 24(16), 2457-2475. doi: 10.1002/sim.2127

2003

Journal - Research Article

Stewart, R. A. H., North, F. M., West, T. M., Sharples, K. J., Simes, R. J., Colquhoun, D. M., … for the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) Study Investigators. (2003). Depression and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: Cause or consequence? European Heart Journal, 24(22), 2027-2037. doi: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.017

Rivett, D., Sharples, K. J., & Milburn, P. D. (2003). Reliability of ultrasonographic measurement of vertebral artery blood flow. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 31(3), 119-128.

2001

Journal - Research Article

Bradshaw, J., Jones, P., Prakash, S., Smiles, J., Tucker, A., Walker, A., Sen Yew, H., Firth, H. M., Sharples, K. J., & Coppell, K. (2001). Evaluation of the Otago diabetes guidelines. New Zealand Family Physician, 28(6), 406-409.

North, F. M., & Sharples, K. (2001). Changes in the use of hormone replacement therapy in New Zealand from 1991-1997. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114(1133), 250-253.

Harraway, J. A., & Sharples, K. J. (2001). A first course in biostatistics for health sciences students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, 32(6), 873-886.

2000

Journal - Research Article

Stamp, L., Gow, P., Raill, B., & Sharples, K. (2000). The optimal use of allopurinol: An audit of allopurinol use in South Auckland. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 30(5), 567-572. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2000.tb00857.x

Stewart, R. A., Sharples, K. J., North, F. M., Menkes, D. B., Baker, J., Simes, J., for the LIPID Study Investigators. (2000). Long-term assessment of psychological well-being in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of cholesterol reduction with pravastatin. Archives of Internal Medicine, 160(20), 3144-3155. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.20.3144

Paul, C., Wilson, M., Dickson, N. P., Sharples, K. J., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2000). Enhanced surveillance of HIV infections in New Zealand, 1996 - 1998. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 390-394.

Alsop, J. C., Chalmers, D. J., Williams, S. M., Quarrie, K. L., Marshall, S. W., & Sharples, K. J. (2000). Temporal patterns of injury during a rugby season. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 3(2), 97-109.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rivett, D. A., Sharples, K. J., & Milburn, P. D. (2000). Vertebral artery blood flow during pre-manipulative testing of the cervical spine. In K. P. Singer (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th Scientific Conference of the International Federation of Manipulative Therapists in conjunction with the Manipulative Physiotherapy Association of Australia. (pp. 387-390). Perth: University of Western Australia. [Abstract]

1999

Journal - Research Article

Rivett, D. A., Sharples, K. J., & Milburn, P. D. (1999). Effect of premanipulative tests on vertebral artery and internal carotid artery blood flow: A pilot study. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics, 22(6), 368-375.

Dockerty, J. D., Sharples, K. J., & Borman, B. (1999). An assessment of spatial clustering of leukaemias and lymphomas among young people in New Zealand. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 53(3), 154-158.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Smartt, P. F. M., Findlay, M., Town, G. I., Sharples, K. J., & Ghose, K. (1999). Clinical trials research network business plan. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine. Dunedin: University of Otago, 9 edition.

Smartt, P. F. M., Findlay, M., Town, G. I., Sharples, K. J., & Ghose, K. (1999). Clinical Trials Research Network consultation phase feedback. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine. Dunedin: University of Otago, 9 edition.

1998

Journal - Research Article

Sharples, K. J., Fleming, T. R., MacMahon, S., Moore, A. J., Reid, I. R., & Scoggins, B. (1998). Monitoring clinical trials. New Zealand Medical Journal, 111(1072), 322-325.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Swan, A. M., Rivett, D. A., & Sharples, K. J. (1998). Outcome measures for the cervical spine. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Conference of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association. (pp. 32-33). Christchurch: Manipulative Physiotherapists Association. [Abstract]

1997

Journal - Research Article

Connor, J., Paul, C. E., Sharples, K. J., & Dickson, N. P. (1997). Patterns of disease and HIV testing at sexually transmitted disease clinics. New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1057), 452-455.

McCall, J. L., Sharples, K. J., & Jadallah, F. (1997). Systematic review of randomized controlled trials comparing laparoscopic with open appendicectomy. British Journal of Surgery, 84(8), 1045-1050.

1996

Journal - Research Article

Dockerty, J. D., Cox, B., Borman, B., & Sharples, K. J. (1996). Population mixing and the incidence of childhood leukaemias: retrospective comparison in rural areas of New Zealand. British Medical Journal, 312, 1203-1204.

Sharples, K. J., Dickson, N. P., Paul, C. E., & Skegg, D. (1996). HIV/AIDS in New Zealand: an epidemic in decline? AIDS, 10, 1273-1278.

Tan, E. T., Eberhart-Phillips, J. E., & Sharples, K. J. (1996). Juvenile spring eruption: a prevalence study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 109, 293-295.